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Nick is currently in the studio with the Bloom Twins edging closer to completing work on their debut album. The girls will be playing their last show for 2016 on December 13th at Nambucca in London. On this day they will also celebrate the release of their new video for the song ‘Set Us Free’. For ticket information click here.

London, 2 December 2016: Members of the iconic band Duran Duran were deeply disappointed to learn of today’s judgment, concerned as they are for the implication for their songwriting peers around the world.

Currently, publishers in the UK can benefit from the global success of some of their songwriters from the very beginning of their careers… read more

Duran Duran released its fourth studio album, Notorious, in November 1986. Stylistically, the Nile Rodgers-co-produced LP was a departure for the U.K. band, one that paired funk, soul and R&B flourishes—sharp horns, corrugated bass lines and falsetto crooning—with a radio-friendly, contemporary production sheen. Standouts include the sleek “American Science” and the strutting, crisp “So… read more

Visual artist Tim Wakefield created this limited edition artwork from sound waves captured in audio of Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf”. Each canvas is signed by the band with proceeds going to War Child UK. Available here.

November 22nd, 2016 – (Burbank, CA) – Duran Duran bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor collaborated with at-risk youth from the charity Road Recovery to produce, mix, and record an original dance-rock song, “No Rewind,” which premieres today on RollingStone.com. The song is available to purchase exclusively at CrowdRise through a download-for-donation campaign. All proceeds… read more

Over the years, the members of Duran Duran have done some interesting work outside of the band. This month, we’re going to take a look at some of the many productions and guest appearances that laid the groundwork for the collaborations on PAPER GODS.

The earliest collaboration was when Nick co-produced Kajagoogoo’s “Too Shy” single with Colin Thurston.… read more

The Andy Warhol Museum have partnered with Cadillac on a collaborative traveling exhibition, Letters to Andy Warhol, that kicked off at Cadillac House in downtown Manhattan on November 14th, where it will remain until December 26. The exhibition will be free and open to the public at Cadillac House, located at 330 Hudson Street in Manhattan, from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. weekends.

Founding members of Duran Duran, bass player John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor, along with their producer/engineer Joshua Blair, collaborated with at-risk youth from the New York City charity, ROAD RECOVERY to produce, record, and mix an original dance-rock song entitled “No Rewind”.

This track is only available through CrowdRise, via a download-for-donation fundraising campaign, with all proceeds … read more

Duran Duran to be Honored with Prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award at ASCAP Awards in London on November 10th

LONDON, October 26, 2016 — Today The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, announces that the recipient of the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award for the 2016 ASCAP Awards, London, will be multi-platinum… read more

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Kick off 2017 with iconic British rock band Duran Duran who will perform at The Theater at MGM National Harbor Saturday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 1 at 9 p.m. The legendary group joins an unrivaled opening lineup at the newest entertainment venue in the region. MGM National Harbor, a $1.4 billion resort and casino, will open December… read more

Duran Duran’s 9th full length offering, MEDAZZALAND, was released on October 14th, 1997. For fans and collectors, this presented not only a new set of songs, but many wonderful promotional items and collectibles. For instance…

…This holographic foil poster was sent to stores in the USA and Canada by Capitol Records in advance of the album’s release.… read more

Every month we pull an excerpt from the Fan Community Q&As that run on http://duranduranmusic.com. We recently spoke to MNDR to learn about HER experience when she learned she would suddenly hitting the road with Duran Duran!

What type of music did you listen to growing up?

I listened to all types. My dad was in a blue eyes soul group, so I listened to a lot of Spencer Davis Group and Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels.… read more

Duran Duran brought BBC Music Day to a close on Friday, June 3 with a concert live from Cornwall’s Eden Project. The band played a rousing set which included “Planet Earth.”

For Duran Duran Appreciation Day 2016, we are pleased to give you a video download of the band performing this track. Download now [For Mac: Control/Click, choose “Download video.” For PC: right click]

We excerpt some of our Fan Community Q&A’s on the duranduran.com website each month – here’s some of our recent chat with Allison and Matthew from Halo Circus:

So, Halo Circus…who are all of you?

Hello, my name is Allison Iraheta and I am the lead singer and main writer of the band. Matthew Hager is the bassist, keyboardist and writer in the band, who, before Halo Circus, was a multi platinum music… read more

Regrettably, keyboardist Nick Rhodes will be leaving the current Duran Duran tour tomorrow for a short period of time, to return to the UK to attend to an urgent family matter. The band have just embarked on the third US leg of their Paper Gods tour, which kicked off last night in Nashville. They are currently in Chicago, where they play two nights at the Ravinia Pavilion (Friday July 7 and Saturday July 8).

Each month we feature a written Q&A on the Duran Duran Fan Community website and then the following month we put an excerpt on DD.com. To follow are some highlights from our chat with Incredible DJ (and all around fun person) Mad Marj (Marjorie Gubelman)

DURAN DURAN ANNOUNCE NEW YORK’S HISTORIC APOLLO THEATER SHOW
ON JULY 19TH. TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY

June 14th, 2016 – (Burbank, CA) – Multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran announced today that, for the first time in their illustrious career, they will play New York’s legendary Apollo Theater, in Harlem, on Tuesday July 19th. This special show is the most recent date to be added on their eagerly … read more

Two more shows added to the #PaperGodsTour – second show at the Choctaw Casino Resort and a second show at The Tobin Center in San Antonio. Please read carefully at some changes that needed to take place to accommodate the demand.

The Choctaw Casino Resort (Durant, OK) show on September 7 has been moved to Friday, September 9. All tickets and packages purchased for 9/7 will be honored on 9/9. There has also been a new… read more

Simon & John will be interviewed on the following television stations LIVE tomorrow (May 25). Please note the schedule is listed in EST, so you will have to do the time difference for the tune in time (for example: 9:40a EST in Chicago would be 8:40a local time.)

Each month we feature a written Q&A on the Duran Duran Fan Community website and then the following month we put an excerpt on DD.com. To follow are some highlights from our chat with John’s bass guitar tech, Bernie Guerra!

We are just coming to the close of the 1st leg of our 2016 U.S tour & I’m lucky enough to be able to have a couple of days off in Florida to feel the warm breeze coming off the Atlantic ocean. I have to say that it has been one of the best series of shows yet. The response from the audience has been incredible, and we’ve continued to enjoy playing the new material, which I feel is really ‘bedding in’… read more

It was one week ago today when we heard word that Prince had been taken ill and forced to make an emergency landing in his plane. We were onstage in Atlanta at the time, the city he had just left hours earlier after playing a show the previous night. We were shocked to hear the news and dedicated a song in our set, wishing him a swift recovery. Tonight we played in Austin, Texas where, with a tremendous sadness in our hearts, we … read more

Duran Duran caught up with Jenna Bush Hager when they performed at Barclays Center last week. She got a behind-the-scenes tour of what it’s like to mount such a big show and sat down with the guys to find out what has been going on since their last TODAY appearance in September – stay tuned for air date info!

With respect to the current storm which is howling through this State, we considered cancelling our show on Saturday, but decided to go ahead, both for the sake of our fans and to support those in North Carolina who feel as strongly as we do about this issue. We see this as an opportunity to make the following statement.

Yes here it is again, just plain old fashioned prejudice, fear and oppression, the same old kind that’s… read more

BBC Music Day Ambassadors, and musical legends, Duran Duran, will headline the finale of BBC Music Day at the Eden Project, with the iconic Biomes providing the backdrop to the spectacular outdoor stage.

Roger & Simon were thrilled to see bassist Mark Egan at the Barclay’s show the other night.

For those of you that may not remember, Mark played bass on Arcadia’s SO RED THE ROSE. It was the first time Roger (and Simon) had seen Mark since they last recorded together in Paris over 30 years ago. Mark was blown away by the Duran show, and was excited to re-connect with two members of Arcadia after such a long time.… read more

Australia’s Bag Raiders will be added to the following dates on the Paper Gods tour.

April 15-Atlanta
April 16-Charlotte
April 19- Dallas
April 22- Austin
April 23- Houston
April 24- New Orleans

Bag Raiders fresh brand of electronic music has resulted in much success since their first, self-titled, full length album, released in 2010. Since then, they have put out several EPs on vinyl that are available on their… read more